Nine Arrested in Raids Face Hearings In Court
Nin e arrestees face hearings Thursday after four gambling raids Sunday night into Monday morning. Police seized beer and whisky at the VFW Am Vets Club Club Society and a Fayette Street residence. Bonds posted total $500 for seven defendants. other bonds forfeited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Amvets Club
Club Society
Trailways
Fayette St
VFW
John B. Butler
Brown Hugo Payne
Louis White
Bill Wadsworth
Murphy Walton
James Burton
Pete Jasper
Artie Bolling
Herbert E. Thomas
Marion Brown
Dolph Maddix
Garnet Crite
Crite
S. Fayette St
Lois Richmond Williams
Mattie Perkins
Lois Wiliams
Lois Williams
Izetta Neal
Edward David Walker
Tretta Neal
Walker
Ing
Edward E. Wright
Wright
Shirley Gray
Slab Fork
Zeretha Bennett Beckley
Laura Bess Aziz
Beckley
Jacob Silverber
Bellevue Lane
C. Berkey Lilly
James Kelly Rites Incomplete After Illness
Funeral services for James Kelly 73 of MacArthur remain incomplete. He died at 3 30 p m Monday in a local hospital after a three year illness. A retired miner and member of UMWA Local 4048 he is survived by work at his Sample Shop. The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home holds the body. Lilly warned Silverberg that sweeping trash into Neville Street from the Sample Shop could be a law violation and may incur a fine if repeated.
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James Kelly
Kelly
MacArthur
UMWA
Rose and Quesenberry
Neville Street
Lilly
Silverberg
Supreme Court declines to review Bragg real estate suit
Richmond District couple and their daughter faced a dismissed ownership dispute over a 36 acre tract. The Supreme Court refused to review the Raleigh County Circuit Court order dismissing the case and taxing costs to the Braggs.
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Richmond
Supreme Court
Raleigh County
Fordie Bragg
Ethel
Braggs
Richmonds
Richmond Dis
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Oak Hill VFW Elects Officers
Oak Hill VFW posts officers for Clarence W. Dickerson Post No. Lit. Veterans of Foreign Wars were elected Wednesday. Commander William F. McClung senior vice commander Robert Webb junior vice commander George Harris quarter-master J P Painter surgeon M G Hiesan judge advocate P W Cobb chaplain David Darling canteen stewards McClung Harris two three year trustees Mark McClung Elmer Hess canteen committee member Installation for post and auxiliary officers will be held at a joint meeting on April 27.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Clarence W. Dickerson
William F. McClung
Robert Webb
George Harris
J. P. "Painter
M. G.hiesan
P. W. Cobb
David Darling
McClung
Harris
Strawberry Growers Should Watch Mulch
Strawberry growers are cautioned to monitor mulch carefully this season. H B Thomas of Raleigh County urges berry producers to check plant leaves, adjust mulch as needed, and leave one half to one inch of straw over the plants. Remove excess straw between rows and reapply during frost. Uncover after frost risk fades. follow tips to avoid rotten fruit and eliminate spring fertilizer.
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H. B. Thomas
Raleigh County
Ker
Thomas
Communion Services Set For Episcopalians
Holy Communion will be served at 7 30 am Wednesday at St Stephen s Episcopal Church. A parish family pot luck supper follows at 6 pm with family Lenten services. The Rev Thomas Hudnall Harvey rector of St Matthew s Charleston will be Lenten speaker at 7 15 pm. Children will view a World s Great Religions program in the church library during the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Thomas Hudnall Harvey
St. Matthew's Church
Charleston
Sominex promises safe sleep aid without prescription
A consumer notice touts Sominex as a safe sleep aid containing three ingredients. It claims no narcotics or barbiturates and non habit forming effects, with sleep improving when taken as directed and no prescription needed. Money back guarantee claimed but appears unsatisfied.
Maxey Services Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Mack Calvin Maxey 70 of Shady Spring are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. S. D. Smith presiding. Burial will follow at Charles Griffith Cemetery in Cool Ridge. The body lies at Keyser Funeral Home after being moved from his residence today. Maxey was a chemist for the Beckley Water Co. and died Sunday at a local hospital after a heart attack at home.
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Mack Calvin Maxey
Shady Spring
Missionary Baptist Church
Goodwill Industries Ranked Among Top Ten Nationally
Charleston Goodwill, part of a five state network, earned first place as a top national program for February based on gains in earned income. The Beckley Thrift Store and Woodwis area unit led the Charleston branch in revenue from thrift store sales, salvage, and training fees supported by WV Vocational Rehabilitation and the VA. Second was Hagerstown Maryland and third St Petersburg Florida.
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Charleston
Walt Crede
Woodwis
Beckley Thrift
Goodwill National
Area
United Fund Agency For the Handicapped
West Virginia Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Veterans Administration
Hagerstown
St. Petersburg
Fla
Charleston Goodwill
Seven Boone Women To Serve as Pelis Jurors
Seven Boone County women are summoned for jury duty on April 29. They report at 9:30 a.m. at the county courthouse in Madison. Names include Mrs. Eloise Bell, Whitesville, and Mrs. Lucy Thomas, Beckley area, with others listed. Deputy Sheriff Porter Snodgrass served the orders.
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Whitesville
RNS
Boone County
Madison
Elloise Bell
Lucy Thomas
Baxter Elkins
Elsie Greer
Hattie Looney
Violet Snodgrass
Arnold Tamplin
Bell
Brooks Bell
The
SevenYearOld Sandra Schoolcraft Improves At Hospital
Sandra Schoolcraft, seven, at Raleigh General Hospital improved today after enough blood donors were secured for the present. Daughter of W F Schoolcraft of Colcord, she was admitted Saturday with a bleeding disorder. To add to the donor list call the hospital. names include Watt Angel, Charley Costa, Lee Hasper, Nathan Parsons, Homer Vass, and Jim Woodrun.
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Sandra Schoolcraft
Releigh General Hospital
Sandra
W. F. Schoolcraft
Colcord
Watt Angel
Charley Costa
Lee Hasper
Nathan Parsons
Homer Vass
Jim Woodrun
Shady Spring Girl Scouts Honor Investiture Ceremony
The Shady Spring Girl Scout Troop No. 42 held its Court of Awards and Investiture at 2 p.m. Sunday in Shady Spring Baptist Church. Leaders Mrs. George Sweeney Mrs. Jack Starr Miss Sue Taylor and Mrs Lonnie Linkous guided the troop with committee members Mrs John Moses and Mrs Lewis Meadows. The Shady Spring Farm Women's Club sponsors the troop.
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Phy Oer
Shady Spring
Shady Sping Baptist
Sue, Taylor
Marie Linkong
Janice Griffith
Georgiabelle Starr
Judy Richardson
Ann Meadows
Janice Sweeney
Miss Taylor
Ihvested
Charlotte Griffith
Cathy Taylor
Judy Hall
Terry Taylor
John Moses
Lewis Meadows
The
Shady Spring Farm Women's Club
Insurance urges prompt policy checks after house fire
A reader notes a house burned down last night and urges homeowners to check insurance now. The message promotes low-cost fire and burglary policies with American Farmers Mutual Insurance Co through agent Jomar O. Stover at 510 Harper Rd Beckley.
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American Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
Jomar O. Stover
Harper RD
Beckley
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Oak Hill Vfw
Sominex
Maxey
Goodwill Industries
Boone
Pelis
Shady Spring Girl Scouts
FORD
W. Neville Street
Grady Whitlock
Ford, Inc
Ame
Thenner Ford
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